Wiki-links
Type [[ and an autocomplete list of notes appears; keep typing to filter, press ↩ to insert. The link is written as plain Markdown text — no hidden identifiers — so the file stays portable.
[[Note title]]— link to a note.[[Note title#Heading]]— link straight to a section. Headings autocomplete too.[[Note title|shown text]]— link with different display text.
Clicking a link opens that note. If the note does not exist yet, HelloNotes offers to create it, so you can write the link first and fill it in later.
Aliases
A note can answer to more than one name. Add aliases in the note’s front matter (via the Properties panel or directly):
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aliases: [TextKit, TextKit 2]
---Links, autocomplete, search and unlinked mentions all understand aliases, so [[TextKit]] reaches the note whatever its filename is.
Backlinks, outgoing links and mentions
The references panel beneath a note shows three things:
- Backlinks — notes that link to this one.
- Outgoing links — notes this one links to.
- Unlinked mentions — notes that mention this note’s title or an alias in plain text without linking. Each has a Link button that converts the mention into a proper wiki-link in one click.
Unlinked mentions are the quiet workhorse: they surface connections you made before you had a note for the idea.
Transclusion
Embed one note inside another with ![[Note title]], or embed a single section with ![[Note title#Heading]]. The embedded content renders as an inline card in the editor and stays in sync with the source note — useful for definitions, boilerplate or a running index.
The graph view
Open Graph View from the sidebar to see your collection as a map: each note a node, each link an arrow showing direction.
- Click a node to focus it and trace what it connects to.
- Switch between the whole collection and a few links around one note.
- Double-click a node to open that note.
The graph opens in its own window, so you can keep it beside the editor while you write.
The mind map
Where the graph maps notes to each other, the mind map maps the inside of a single note: headings become branches, bullets become leaves, and linked notes appear as chips you can jump to. It is a quick way to see the shape of a long document.
Tips
- Link generously while writing; the backlinks panel makes the value visible later.
- Rename with Note ▸ Rename… so links across the collection are rewritten.
- Use tags for categories and links for relationships — they answer different questions.